Africa : Diversity and Development
Tony. Binns
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (430 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Africa; Copyright Page; Contents; List ofplates; List offigures; List oftables; List ofboxes; Preface; Chapter 1. Africa:continuity and change; Chapter 2. Africa'speople; Chapter 3.African environments; Chapter 4.Rural Africa; Chapter 5.Urban Africa; Chapter 6. Health anddevelopment; Chapter 7. Conflict andpost-conflict; Chapter 8.African economies; Chapter 9.Developing Africa; Chapter 10. What futurefor Africa?; References; Index. - For many, Africa is regarded as a place of mystery and negative images, where reports of natural disasters and civil strife dominate media attention, with relatively little publicity given to any of the continent's more positive attributes. Africa has at last begun to receive the depth of interest it has long deserved, in the shape of debates about trade, aid and debt, the 'Make Poverty History' campaign, and the UK's 'Commission on Africa'. But, behind the superficial media façade, Africa is a diverse, complex and dynamic place, with a rich history and a colonial engagement that, although
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| ISBN | 9780415413671. - 9780415413688
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